Chapter 1061 The Nightmare in the Mirror [5000 Monthly Vote Please]

Falkland Islands.

The village and town where Apu's family lives is relatively peaceful.

The population here was not large at first, but there were many temples here, and the great things that had been practiced for many years protected this place when the nightmare struck.

Although everyone has to rely on the local temple and even be ruled by it, life is quite miserable.

But at least the situation is much stronger than in other areas.

"It is said that some places have become no man's land and are completely dead."

There were candles lit in Apu's house, and the family was sitting around in the simple house, having dinner.

Because all daily necessities must be donated to the temple on a weekly basis, Apu and his family live a tight life.

On everyone's plate, there are only some boiled potatoes, pickled beans, and some green leafy vegetables.

That's all.

Due to long-term malnutrition, Apu looks thinner than girls his age.

He is sixteen years old and looks younger than his actual age.

The person who spoke just now was Apu's father.

He was in the opposite situation to Apu. He was only in his forties, but he looked like he was in his fifties or sixties. He had short hair, half of which was already gray, dark skin, rough palms, one eye was blind, and he looked turbid. Like a frosted lens.

Apu's mother sighed, but this woman had nothing to do with her current life.

Only Apu's six-year-old brother is still happy, but this happiness is based on innocence. In a few years, the whole family will probably just sigh.

That is if they can survive until that point.

The sky outside is extremely dark. Due to the geographical location, it is actually very late at night in this season. Although it is only dim, not completely dark, it is already past eight o'clock in the evening.

After eating, the family did their own thing.

Looking out from the window, there are scattered candlelights in the village.

As for electricity?

Don't even think about it.

After the nightmare completely fell, there was a complete power outage.

In other words, the official situation here has been completely shut down, almost in name only.

The real ones in charge are the temples in various places.

After the nightmare comes, the masters in the temple seem to have a way to resist the nightmare, and this is absolute hard power at this stage.

No one dares to go against the masters.

Not to mention doing it right, I didn't even dare to be disrespectful at all in my words.

If you don't respect him, you won't get the protection of the masters.

If you don't get shelter, you will be attacked by nightmares after falling into a dream, and the end will be miserable.

So here, the masters in the temple are the most noble beings.

From Apu’s house, you can see the big temple in the distance.

Even at night, the lights are bright.

It seemed that only one place around me was bright and safe.

"Mom, I heard that A Ling's family went back to the temple to spend the night. They said it was the safest place." Apu said to his mother at this time.

Mom nodded.

That's right, at this stage, the big temple is indeed the safest.

"No terrible nightmare dares to come near the great temple!"

"But why can't we go?" Next to him, Apu's brother Soul asked. His mother understood this, and so did Apu, but his six-year-old brother didn't quite understand.

My brother doesn't know that people are different from birth.

Some people have a silver spoon in their mouth, and some people are destined to suffer.

In the past, there might have been a slight possibility to change one's class and life, but now, unless one had an adventure in the nightmare world, gained powerful power, or controlled some kind of terrible nightmare.

Otherwise, if you want to change your destiny against the will of heaven, the possibility is zero.

Everyone should try to reduce the time they spend in dreaming.

It's the same at Apu's house.

They have alarm clocks.

Dad is the mainstay of the family, so he goes to bed first. From about eight o'clock to twelve o'clock, the other family members start to sleep. At four o'clock in the morning, mom will sleep with dad instead, and Apu and his brother can sleep all the time. Sleep until dawn.

Because if you encounter a nightmare, you can tell it from the sleeping expression and breathing. If you find something is wrong, you should wake up your family immediately.

This way you can avoid some death.

This is how Apu's family comes here these days.

Although they have paid the weekly offerings to the temple, they still need to be careful.

For example, the Aqin family in the village just finished their funeral.

The Aqin family also turned in offerings every week, but their youngest son still died.

Although the masters came to see it, they said it was a natural death.

But who believes it?

Do you really think everyone is a fool?

But there is no way to explore the outcome of this matter. Even if he was killed by a nightmare, no one has any evidence, because this matter requires the masters in the big temple?

No one wants to be the one who stands out.

So, at the end of the day, you have to be careful.

"Mom, I don't want to sleep!"

It's already twelve o'clock.

Apu's brother didn't want to sleep yet. He kept tugging on his mother's clothes with fear in his eyes.

"What can you do if you don't sleep? Although, sleeping will lead to that scary place, but with your mother and sister by your side, what are you afraid of?"

Mom comforted her brother through experience.

But today's brother was obviously a little abnormal, unwilling to sleep, and said that he had seen a terrible thing in his dream.

"There is nothing so scary. We are together every day. Why haven't I seen him?" Apu retorted to his brother immediately.

She felt that her brother was simply ignorant.

"Really, I really saw it. That thing is hiding in the corner of our house. Sometimes, it will even hide behind you."

My brother's words were obviously scary.

Apu got goosebumps all over his body when he heard it.

Hiding behind yourself?

is it possible?

"Brother, stop talking nonsense and go to bed quickly."

Apu said something.

As for the mother, she obviously didn’t believe it at all and just thought it was the nonsense of a child.

Finally, my mother and Apu coaxed my brother to lie down on the bed.

"Apu, you should sleep too."

"Okay mom, good night!"

"Good night, baby!"

Apu fell asleep.

This is not the first time she has entered the nightmare world. To her, the nightmare world is both familiar and strange.

She is familiar with it because she dreams about it every day.

Strange because she had never left her room in the nightmare world.

It's mom and dad's rule.

It is said that the master in the temple gave some kind of exorcism, which is on the door of their house and bedroom door, so as to prevent the monsters in the nightmare world from entering.

So every time after falling asleep, Apu would do his own thing in the house.

Sometimes I would be in a daze, sometimes I would chat with my brother, mother and father, or I would secretly look outside from the window, trying to figure out what was outside.

But most of the time, it's pitch black outside and you can't see anything.

Maybe you can see the outline of some houses, but they are just outlines, like the urine stains after your brother wet the bed when he was a child.

Apu has already thought about it today.

She told stories with her brother.

Telling and listening to stories is one of the most effective ways for them to pass the time.

Of course, my mother said that she would try to get some candles so that they could read in the house.

"younger brother?"

Apu started looking for his brother.

Usually her brother would wait for her in bed.

Mainly because the little brother is very timid. Every time he falls asleep, he will shrink into the quilt, and sometimes he will tremble.

In this case, a good coaxing is needed.

Mom didn't fall asleep this time, so Apu had to do the work of coaxing his brother this time.

She walked to her brother's room and saw the quilt on the bed was bulging, and he was indeed shaking.

Apu smiled and was about to go over and lift up the quilt.

She walked over and reached out to grab the quilt. At this time, she suddenly wanted to tease her disciple.

So instead of lifting it, he put his hand into the quilt.

Sure enough, he touched a small hand.

At this moment, Apu suddenly heard someone calling her sister in a low voice.

She was stunned.

The voice came from behind, and it was my brother's voice.

Apu immediately looked back.

He found his brother hiding behind the door, looking at the bed with a horrified look on his face.

Apu was immediately stunned.

My brother is hiding behind the door. Who is that on the bed?

A chill came from Apu's hand.

She found that the little hand she was touching seemed very cold.

Like dead men's hands.

Instantly, Apu got goosebumps. She wanted to scream, but she remembered her mother and father's instructions.

In the nightmare world, no matter how scared or frightened you are, you cannot scream.

Because you don’t know what will happen after you scream. Nine times out of ten, something more terrifying will happen.

Apu was about to cry.

She wanted to pull her hand back, but the thing in the quilt was holding her hand tightly at the moment.

It seemed that he didn't want her to leave.

That's the trouble.

At this moment, Apu's mind went blank. She could only hold back her tears and pray that someone could save her.

correct.

Isn't dad in a dream?

Apu suddenly thought of this, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

She turned back to signal to her brother, and whispered to him to find his father.

The younger brother understood, and now he mustered up the courage to run out from behind the door.

Apu was still trying to pull his hands away.

Finally, I don't know if her prayer succeeded or something happened, but her hand actually came out.

Without hesitation, she turned around and ran away.

I almost tripped because I was so nervous.

Running to the corridor, Apu immediately ran in the direction of his father.

Now, her father is her only hope. Only by seeing her father can she feel safe.

Suddenly, she heard her brother screaming.

The voice was filled with fear.

Apu was even more frightened. She almost stumbled to her father's room. Then, he saw his brother looking at the room in horror.

In the room, Dad's head hung on the door frame, seemingly smiling at them.

This is too exciting.

Apu couldn't hold it back and screamed.

Immediately, she realized that she couldn't scream.

Dad is dead!

He was obviously killed by something, perhaps, the thing on his brother's bed.

Apu looked at his younger brother, mustered up the courage to pick him up, comforted him, and hurriedly ran out.

But at the gate, my father’s headless body stood there blankly.

At this moment, he was waving at them.

Apuhun'er was almost scared to death.

She turned around and saw the toilet.

He immediately hugged his brother and hid in the toilet, closed the door, and locked it.

But even through a door, Apu didn't feel the slightest bit safe.

The younger brother stopped crying at this time. He asked if his father was dead?

Apu didn't know how to answer.

Because she doesn't know anything herself.

Now her mind was confused, and she could only breathe heavily due to fear.

But I was afraid of making any noise, so I could only suppress it as much as possible.

Now Apu's own mind is filled with questions.

What happened?

Why does a safe home become like this?

The person on the bed must be a ghost. It killed Dad, but why did Dad's head smile and why did Dad's body block the door and prevent them from getting out?

Apu feels that he has not collapsed yet only because his brother is here.

Her younger brother still has to rely on her.

Her responsibilities as a sister forced her to be strong.

She suddenly thought of something and hurriedly touched the side. She remembered that there was a mop in the toilet to protect herself.

If a ghost comes in, all she can do is fight.

"Sister, I'm so scared."

My brother wanted to cry again at this time.

Apu could only hold his brother in his arms and keep whispering comfort. At the same time, he also learned from his brother what happened to him after he fell asleep.

From the younger brother's perspective, after falling asleep, he looked towards the corner.

Because last time, my brother saw something terrifying in the corner.

Only this time, it's more direct.

The figure in the corner actually walked out.

The younger brother was frightened, ran off the bed and hid under the bed.

The thing didn't give chase, but got on the bed and hid under the quilt.

The younger brother later ran carefully behind the door, and then Apu came in in his dream, and the previous scene happened.

Fortunately, his brother warned him at the critical moment. Otherwise, no one knew what would happen if Apu lifted the quilt.

The two of them stayed close to each other and waited in the toilet for a few minutes.

To them, these few minutes seemed like years.

Suddenly, my mother's screams came from outside.

Apu panicked.

She forgot that her mother would fall asleep later.

So, mom is already asleep?

Moreover, he was caught by a ghost.

Otherwise, such a scream would not have been made.

Apu rushed out immediately.

But at this time, the mother's screams outside were mixed with words.

"Apu, hide with your brother, don't, come out, don't..."

The rest of the words are gone.

Because my mother’s screams were gone.

The outside suddenly went from noisy to eerily quiet.

Tears flowed freely from Apu's eyes. She was now wrapped in fear and self-blame, making her breathless.

Mom is dead?

Definitely is.

Same as dad.

I should have gone out to save my mother.

But her mother wouldn't let her go out.

Although Apu is not old, she knows that if she goes out to face this kind of strangeness, not only will she not be able to save her mother, but she and her brother will also die.

If you hide, there may be a chance of survival.

Now Apu didn't dare to make a sound. She hoped that the ghosts outside would kill people and then leave, so that she and her brother could survive.

But this possibility is relatively small.

Because the ghost must know that they are hiding in the bathroom.

The younger brother remained silent.

Apu was worried and lowered his head to ask. As a result, his younger brother whispered that there was a big brother behind him who was laughing with him.

Apu's head buzzed.

Could it be that a ghost has come in?

You must know that behind them, there is only a dressing mirror and nothing else.

That’s right, the mirror!

She remembered that the master in the monastery gave them black cloth and asked them to seal all the mirrors in the nightmare world.

How did your brother see it?

Apu looked back.

Sure enough she saw the mirror.

The black cloth on the mirror fell to the ground at some point.

The bathroom was originally dark, but at this moment, there was a glimmer of light coming from the mirror.

Besides, there was indeed a person in the mirror, looking at them with a smile.

This man was wearing a black sweater, and there seemed to be a knife hanging on his waist. The knife was very simple. Although it was hidden in the sheath, the danger of this knife could still be felt.

Apu knew that it was impossible for a normal person to look in the mirror.

Except ghosts.

The man in the mirror is a ghost.

Apu immediately protected his brother behind him.

She thought about it.

If she was going to die, she would be the first to die.

Even though her legs were weak from fear, she still had to protect her brother.

At this moment she looked at the man in the mirror.

It can be described as the stubbornness of the weak.

The man in the mirror did not move, but looked at the siblings curiously.

This kind of affection between mother and brother seemed to remind him of something.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the bathroom.

From far to near.

Finally, the footsteps slowly stopped at the door.

It can be imagined that there is a person standing at the door of the bathroom at this moment.

who is it?

Who else could be outside besides ghosts?

Apu was going crazy.

The current situation is like a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. It is very dangerous outside, and it is not safe in the bathroom.

Simply put, they are all dead.

She painted her eyes and lay flat on her back. You two ghosts, do as you like.

Next, Apu heard a strange noise.

There was also a 'get out'.

This is not the local language of the Falklands, but Chinese.

Coincidentally, Apu's ancestors were Chinese and later immigrated, but the language and culture have been preserved.

So she could hear the word 'go' clearly.

The next moment, there was a crackling explosion, as if something was destroyed, like a rhino rampaging through the house.

Apu didn't dare to open her eyes, and at the same time, she covered her brother's eyes with her hands.

I'm afraid that my brother will see something terrible.

Even if you are going to die, you should die peacefully instead of dying in fear and shock.

But the death that Apu was waiting for did not come.

The strange noise soon disappeared.

The surroundings fell into silence again.

But the silence this time was different from before.

When she dared to open her eyes and look, she found that the toilet door had been knocked open at some point.

And it's torn apart.

It can be seen that the force and destructive power of the thing that hit the door is amazing.

Then she saw the body on the ground.

That's a ghost.

It must be a ghost.

People don't have that kind of pale, cyan skin. This thing is like a skinned frog, with no eyes, no nose, and only one mouth on the head, no lips, and sharp teeth exposed.

But no matter how scary it is, this ghost is dead, a real death.

Because the other party's heart was pierced.

This should be the ghost outside, the one who killed mom and dad.

What about the ghost in the mirror?

Apu looked over and saw that the mirror returned to its original state, only her shadow and her brother's shadow could be vaguely reflected, but the man before was gone.